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For Which It Stands: Introduction to the series
GlobalPost is proud to offer this special report, "… For Which It Stands." From every corner of the world, more than 40 GlobalPost correspondents and columnists have contributed nearly 50 stories built around a single question: What does the idea of America mean to the world? This guide will help you navigate the series, which begins with our launch and runs through President Barack Obama's swearing in as president — an event billed as the first global inauguration. We will add to the series in the first 100 days of the Obama presidency, what he has called a "chance to reboot America's image around the world." During this time, we want to know what you think America means to the world, and also what the world means to America. To post commments register here. To submit your own brief essay to share on the site send an e-mail to editors @ globalpost.com.
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Brazil: What does it mean to be black? There are no easy answers in Brazil |
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Canada: Sleeping with an elephant Canada endures the twitches and snorts |
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Mexico: Do bigger fences make better neighbors? Mexico peers wearily, knows the U.S. well |
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Venezuela: Drinking in Obama On coffee, Chavez and naivete |
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Bolivia: The Obama-Morales connection It might only be skin deep |
Recent on The Americas:
Apologizing for a father's sins
John Otis - Colombia - November 7, 2009 14:11 ET
Interview: The son of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar plays a central role in a film about his father’s violent legacy.
China and Costa Rica move toward free trade agreement
Alex Leff - Costa Rica - November 7, 2009 11:01 ET
China wants ties in the region, Costa Rica wants Chinese goods. But not everyone's pleased.
On Location: Mexico City — Gangster chic
Ioan Grillo - Mexico - November 6, 2009 06:55 ET
Easter Island: even more difficult to get to?
Pascale Bonnefoy - Chile - November 6, 2009 06:42 ET
Indigenous population considers limiting visitors and immigrants to one of Chile's top tourist destinations.
Design within reach
Daniel Grushkin - NGOs - November 5, 2009 17:36 ET
Cameron Sinclair founded Architecture for Humanity to bring thoughtful design to the world’s neediest.
Soccer and soap operas in the Amazon
Seth Kugel - Brazil - November 5, 2009 14:39 ET
Even in a remote Amazon village, TV sets are tuned to stereotypically Brazilian obsessions.
Soccer team's murder leaves villagers scared
Charlie Devereux - Venezuela - November 4, 2009 06:55 ET
The murder of an amateur soccer team has heightened tensions between Colombia and Venezuela.
Gourmet suppers behind closed doors
Anil Mundra - Argentina - November 3, 2009 07:06 ET
Why Stephen Harper prefers US news
Sandro Contenta - Canada - November 2, 2009 20:08 ET
Questions over Canada’s role in the Afghanistan war and unflattering polls have the prime minister eyeing the exits.
Common ground, out at sea
Nick Miroff - Cuba - November 2, 2009 19:25 ET
Cuba and the US share a marine ecosystem. Can they work together to protect their reefs and sea creatures?
Full Frame: Dia de los muertos
Javier Heinzmann - Full Frame - October 31, 2009 08:54 ET
A photographer captures an ancient ceremony that honors the memory of the dead.
Chile's Congress sits empty
Pascale Bonnefoy - Chile - October 30, 2009 20:01 ET
Chile's lawmakers don't want to work on Thursday. In fact, as of mid-November, they won't work at all.
Exploiting the motion of the ocean
Colin Woodard - Canada - October 30, 2009 09:35 ET
Energy companies are trying to turn eastern Canada's coast into the Saudi Arabia of tidal power. Critics fear for the fisheries.
Colombia's rebel turncoats
John Otis - Colombia - October 29, 2009 07:12 ET
A government propaganda blitz urges FARC rebels to give up the fight. It seems to be working.
In the jungle with the Colombian army
John Otis - Colombia - October 29, 2009 07:06 ET
A reporter accompanies a Colombian army mission and observes why winning the war remains so difficult.
No watching "Family Guy" in Venezuela
Charlie Devereux - Venezuela - October 28, 2009 12:04 ET
Venezuela thinks "Family Guy" and "The Simpsons" are unsuitable. But it's OK with "Baywatch."
Vigilante justice spreads across Mexico
Ioan Grillo - Mexico - October 28, 2009 05:39 ET
More Mexicans turn to the lynch mob as crime spirals out of control.
Debating the daddy state
Nick Miroff - Cuba - October 27, 2009 05:54 ET
As the economy slides, Cubans have been asked to rethink socialism.
Montrealers have no problem walking the walk
Raffy Boudjikanian - Canada - October 26, 2009 07:58 ET
In Canada's second-largest city, jaywalking pedestrians feel that they always have the right of way.
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